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Well, I would never have guessed it when I started, but mikesnotes just had it’s 10,000th pageview. It’s not quite 1,000 tacos, but, still… it’s pretty cool. México, D.F.… more →
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10,000
mikesnotes wrote 6 months ago: Well, I would never have guessed it when I started, but mikesnotes just had it’s 10,000th page … more →
Rains Signify the Symbolic Start of Summer
mikesnotes wrote 7 months ago: The seasonal drought that affects Mexico City (and Spring) came to a spectacular end today about 530 … more →
Overcoming Cabin Fever
mikesnotes wrote 7 months ago: The last few days of the shut down here in Mexico City have led to some significant bouts of boredom … more →
A Trip on the Tren Suburbano
mikesnotes wrote 8 months ago: Mexico City recently opened its first suburban train line, the tren suburbano. There’s only o … more →
The La Malinche Challenge
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mikesnotes wrote 8 months ago: La Malinche is a 14,600-foot dormant volcano near Puebla and I intend to climb it. La Malinche (14,6 … more →
The World Baseball Classic in Mexico City
mikesnotes wrote 9 months ago: On Sunday, the World Baseball Classic started the first of six games to be played here in México, D. … more →
Late Night Tacos at La Copacabana
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mikesnotes wrote 10 months ago: It’s been a while since I gave an update on the great taco challenge. In a moment of foolishn … more →
Las Luchas! — Mexico's "Professional" Wrestlers
mikesnotes wrote 10 months ago: Last Friday night, I went to see the fights at Arena México. Built to house boxing matches for the 1 … more →
Vainilla, Carteles, y Drogas
mikesnotes wrote 10 months ago: The building next door to our apartment, and just outside my window is one of the many grammar schoo … more →
A Curious Trip to the Movies
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mikesnotes wrote 10 months ago: Late yesterday, on my way home, I ran into my roommate, a conversation which ended with my turning a … more →
Seven Deaths in the Afternoon
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mikesnotes wrote 12 months ago: On Sunday afternoon, a friend invited me to tag along on a trip to the Plaza de Toros here in México … more →
In Pictures: Mercado de Peces Mixiuhca
mikesnotes wrote 1 year ago: Last weekend, I went shopping at el Mercado de Peces Mixiuhca, a market that specializes in fish and … more →
The Utter Joy of Telcel
mikesnotes wrote 1 year ago: Having a cell phone in México is relatively expensive. Perhaps this shouldn’t have surprised … more →
Save me Jeebus?
mikesnotes wrote 1 year ago: On a recent morning, not too long ago, I came across a church processional. At the front of the par … more →
El Sapote Negro
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mikesnotes wrote 1 year ago: The markets in Mexico City are a great hunting ground for strange and funky ingredients. At a fruit … more →
Curiosity killed... your liver?
mikesnotes wrote 1 year ago: Oh, my! Well… sometimes accidents happen. Speaking hypothetically, of course, what would yo … more →
Fútbol America
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mikesnotes wrote 1 year ago: Well, it’s been quite a day… bought some furniture from a guy selling on a nearby street … more →
Un poquito crudo...
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mikesnotes wrote 1 year ago: Wow, our apartment was quite the mess this morning! I guess that’s what happens when you invi … more →
Soup recipe
mikesnotes wrote 1 year ago: So one of the things I hope to do on this blog is to record some of the better eats I find in Mexico … more →
